NETSUKE: HOTEI
Artist
ANONYMOUS-ASIA
Date19th - 20th Century
CountryJapan
MediumIvory
DimensionsOverall: 3.8 x 4.4 x 3.8 cm (1 1/2 x 1 3/4 x 1 1/2")
ClassificationsDecorative Arts
Credit LineBrigham Young University Museum of Art, gift of Dr. J. Herbert Millburn
Terms
Object number870019500
DescriptionHotei: God of contentment smiling, holding fan, with boy at side. His chest and stomach are bare, he looks upward, and his ear lobes are greatly enlarged. The robe of the man has painted inlay flower pattern.On View
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